Will Rutledge | Amsterdam Bar | Dallas Texas
I shot out of bed on Friday and decided that I wanted to ignore all of the duties of the day to walk around downtown Dallas and photograph random places. As I walked through the streets and back alleys looking for interesting subjects and hoping not to get mugged, I ended up outside a friends downtown condo. After a quick phone call to announce my presence, I was whisked upstairs to enjoy my first Mexican Mocha. (patented by Alberto) We enjoyed the coffee and chatted about photographers. I convinced Alberto to join me on my pilgrimage to the land of leisure. We took the train to Deep Ellum and ate at All Good Cafe, which is my new favorite spot to grab lunch. Extremely relaxing environment. We met up with Chad Windham who happened to be visiting the cafe to discuss business with a colleague. After a brief discussion it turns out that Chad was looking to share some studio space. (Which was exactly what I have been looking for!!) So there may be a great fit there. Alberto and I continued on our stroll around Dallas and I have to say (and this is a compliment) they should put alberto’s mouth in the circus!!! He is one hell of a tour guide. We would walk by a building and I would get the history of the place and he would point out which alley not to go down b/c it was haunted. The whole experience with alberto was fascinating. We ended up taking a break at the Amsterdam Bar to enjoy a beer and continue our chat about photography. I really enjoyed that place and would fiercely recommend it. I have been looking for a bar that reminds me of Austin and Amsterdam Bar is spot on. And the coolest part is the studio I was looking at is across the street. I ended the day by taking the train back to my place and having a relaxing evening. Friday was a perfect day.
Tags: Architectural photography, Personal Photography, Still Life photography
